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    El Rio Grande

    4.3 (126 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Carnitas
    Maeghan N.

    Service.is friendly here, even if it is not always fast. The margaritas are huge and they have many different flavors. The restaurant is decorated like a party is always happening, a fun and festive place to be. This place is a Stoughton staple and can never be replaced!

    Tacos De Pescado and Carnitas
    Mag L.

    One of my absolute favorite casual Mexican restaurants. I've seriously never had a bad experience/meal here, and I've been many times with many different groups. The restaurant is pretty big and very nice! The menu is huge, so there's surely something for everyone. My whole family loves this place. I'd highly recommend the carnitas plate. So much tasty food for a good price! I definitely want to try the margaritas next time. Will absolutely be returning!!

    The ice cream dessert!!! YUM!!!

    if you've not beeen here... you're deprived of sone of the most authentic and tasteful meals you'll experience. The wait staff to include and most especially Caesar the owner are always professional, happy, and courteous. The food I can't say enough about and their Cadillac margaritas take you to the streets of Mexico! But all of their drinks are too notch. Honestly I would love to be selfish and not tell people how amazing they are, but simply cannot. They deserve all the praise they get in every category.

    Nachos.  Huuuuge.
    Maria B.

    Dead stop on Wisconsin highway. Sitting long enough to start looking for something to eat, on yelp, of course! That's how I found this place. Yelp reviews were strong and I figured I could get there if I got off at the next exit, if ever we moved again. So sometime later and after some quite lovely back roads I arrived here. However, this place is not very far off the highway, perhaps 4 miles or so. It was busy at 4:30 in the afternoon. It's a big place on the inside. I was seated at a nice booth, they have a few and then one of those great larger round ones too. The menu was fairly robust, and I choose nachos thinking they sounded terrific and perhaps would be perfect to get back on the road. Waitress was funny and engaging. The nachos were HUGE. I could not even come close to finishing them. But they were terrific. I ordered a mix of chicken and steak after discussion with the waitress and that was a good idea. The protein was not my favorite part though. The nachos and toppings were really really good. Its been years since I have had nachos and after these I may wait years for more, not sure anything will compare. If you want a taco or anything else as well, you can order a half order of nachos if you like. I found that out after I got them, and thankfully I had ordered only those. Ask for jalapenos. Nice service. Pleasant all around. I have two things I'd think about changing. You pay at exit. So much easier to pay the waitress. And the parking is not great. At all. But they can't make a bigger lot so if you see a full lot, look for street parking. Its worth it.

    Heather N.

    We are huge Mexican food fans! We just moved to Stoughton and HAD to try El Rio Grande. We have heard nothing but amazing things, but had to check it out ourselves. It is a small place with even smaller parking, but worth the walk from a nearby street. They don't always have enough servers on, but they are really good at what they do. Their chips and salsa are pretty yummy while you wait. The food was AMAZING! We tried the taquitos twice now and both the beef and chicken are delicious. Their rice and beans are some of the best I've had, but you may need extra sour cream. They are like every restaurant and skimp on that a little. We will become regulars here for sure, it is a must go for anyone looking for somewhere to eat in Stoughton!

    I forget which chimi this was, but my friend said it was excellent!
    Ari W.

    I love this place. I've been here dozens of times now and have never once had a bad experience. Recently I've been hooked on the Fajitas Rio Grande - Chicken, beef, chorizo and shrimp, mixed with fajita veggies and served sizzling. MMM so good! And the portion size is plenty big enough to get two meals out it. The flautas are another favorite of mine - both the shredded chicken and beef are excellent. Tacos de Chorizo are awesome when you have a craving for tacos. The chips and salsa you get when you sit down are great. I love their salsa as it's not chunky and it's more of a puree. The cheese sauce is a must, but be careful, you'll fill up on chips before your food arrives!! As far as the building goes, it decorated really festive with fun lighting and artwork. It's not fancy at all, but it's authentic! There is a bar as well as stage too!

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    Very Americanized food. Compared to La Cantina which is great, this just doesn't make the mark.

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    2 years ago

    Absolutely amazing food and fantastic service. Tack on the great prices, too? Can't recommend this place enough!!

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    A local favorite. Really good food and service. It's always busy on a Friday night so get your order in early.

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    Food is delicious, good atmosphere. Only negative is that it is usually pretty cold in there.

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    Great food, friendly people.The we ordered a pitcher of margaritas for two of us, which was a great deal.It was very good.

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    3 years ago

    Caesar was our waiter and he was AMAZING! The food was excellent as usual. Best Mexican food around.

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    Great carne asada, very family friendly atmosphere. They always want to do a great job and make customers happy.

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